Navigating FamilySearch Browsable Images: Difference between revisions

The FamilySearch browsable images are set up much the same as they are on microfilm.  If a county or state record has an index, the browsable images will also have an index. The only difference is that an arrow button is clicked to turn pages rather than turning the handle on the microfilm reader.  The following are two examples of "browse images" records and how to navigate them:  

'''California Death Index, 1905-1939''' Click on the Browse Images button and you will see two databases. One is for 1905-1929 and the other is for 1930-1939. You might have a great grandmother who died in 1918, so click on the 1905-1929 link. The next screen breaks the alphabet up into smaller segments. Perhaps your great grandmother's last name was Smith, so click on the link "Rounsfell, Charles - Z." Wow, there are 748 images, how will you ever find her? Perhaps you might start in the middle of the images and type 400 in the box next to the word "Image." That page begins with Timarnoff, so it is too far. Try again with the number 200 which begins with the name Smalley. You might try the number 250 which begins with the name Sparks. Next, go to 225 which is right in the middle of the Smith surnames. Now you can turn the page one by one using the turn the page arrows found on the far right side of the heading box.

'''United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874''' Click on the Browse Images button and you will see an alphabetical surname index for this database. You might have an ancestor with the surname of Hallam. Click on the link for Hall-Ham and you will notice there are 5430 images. Try the middle of the images and type the number 2500 in the box next to the word "Image." The card is for James Halthame which is a little too far, so next try the number 1500. This card is for Mary Halleron, which is still a little too far. You might try the image number 1200 next which is at Wm. Hall. This is closer to the name Hallam so try the number 1300 and it lands at Elizabeth Hallam. From here you can use the page arrows found on the far right side of the heading box to arrive at the right first name or jump ahead in increments of 5's or 10's. You could also click the arrow one by one to browse all the Hallam names.